Fostering Voices Podcast
211 episodes - English - Latest episode: 22 days ago - ★★★★★ - 81 ratingsA Foster Arizona podcast featuring Authentic Conversations with Real People talking all things Foster Care and beyond. Hosted by Kim and Brian Vehon.
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Episode 101: Surviving the Longest Summer as Family of 9!
August 23, 2020 16:24 - 35 minutes - 28.2 MBWelcome back to our podcast, friends! We took a few weeks off, and are so excited to be back with you all. Over the last few weeks, we have: - Gone to San Diego for 48 hours (we live 6 hours away via car) and jammed 13 people into a 3 bedroom Air BnB. - Gone golfing 3 times! Two times it was 109 degrees, and therefore much more affordable, but also kind of miserable. - Did a 36 hour staycation while doing an online Marriage Conference with Don and Renee Worcester. You should call ...
Episode 101: Surviving the Longest Summer as Family of 9!
August 23, 2020 16:24Welcome back to our podcast, friends! We took a few weeks off, and are so excited to be back with you all. Over the last few weeks, we have: - Gone to San Diego for 48 hours (we live 6 hours away via car) and jammed 13 people into a 3 bedroom Air BnB. - Gone golfing 3 times! Two times it was 109 degrees, and therefore much more affordable, but also kind of miserable. - Did a 36 hour staycation while doing an online Marriage Conference with Don and Renee Worcester. You should call ...
Episode 100: Wendy's Lookbook on Growing Up in Foster Care
July 05, 2020 05:01 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBEPISODE 100!!!! We made it! And we are so thankful to be able to bring you an absolutely incredible interview with our friend - Wendy Nguyen, of Wendy's Lookbook! Wendy has been a fashion blogger for about 10 years now, and maybe you know her because you are one of her 1.1 million followers on Instagram. But Wendy is so very much more than a pretty face, with incredible fashion sense. Wendy found herself in foster care at the age of 15. She has been fending for herself ever since (and w...
Episode 99: How to Start and Maintain a Podcast
June 21, 2020 23:28 - 1 hour - 45 MBIf you want to start a podcast, this is the episode for you! We sat down for over an hour with Davey Jones, of Davey and Krista , The Brands that Book Podcast, and the Till Agency. As you can see, we are on Episode 99, and the Brands that Book Podcast is at 96 episodes at the time of this episode going live. So, we definitely know a thing or two about starting a podcast, and maintaining it. The only thing that isn't amazing on this episode is that the audio isn't the best when Chris or I ...
Episode 98: Anxiety is Normal
June 14, 2020 15:41 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBWe are so thankful to be able to welcome Dr. Ray Branton back to the podcast this week. If you missed it - we talked about marriage and relationships in Episode 97. You are definitely going to want to listen to that one as well! This week we are talking about ANXIETY. Does that give you anxiety to just see the word? Well, something that you need to know is that anxiety is NORMAL. And it's beneficial. As long as it doesn't paralyze you and cause you to not be able to function properly. But ...
Episode 97: Marriage Advice from a Clinical Psychologist
June 02, 2020 14:46 - 37 minutes - 34.7 MBThis week we are so thankful to be able to welcome our friend, Ray Branton to the podcast! He shares practical ways to have successful, and meaningful relationships - with your friends, but especially with your spouse! Things that are important to remember in relationship is to empathize and listen. Feel what the other is feeling, and hear their hearts. Another major key is to remember that you are both on the same team! This is crucial to remembering that your spouse has good intentions, ...
Episode 96: Highs and Low of Fostering
May 24, 2020 16:23 - 19 minutes - 21.7 MBThis is one of our shortest episodes - clocking in at just under 20 minutes! We wanted to do a nice light episode where our listeners could get to know us a bit better, without having to hear us retell our life stories. Which come up here and there over the last 95 episodes. So, we answer these 3 questions, which are really great conversation starters. Use them as an ice breaker next time you are in a group! 1. What is something difficult you overcame in your childhood? 2. When is a ti...
Episode 95: Loss and Feelings in Foster Care and Adoption
May 17, 2020 16:05 - 27 minutes - 31.6 MBIn Arizona, foster parents need to complete 12 hours of training every year in order to keep their license open. Chris and I managed to get 9 in, and had to take 3 hours online. And when I say we did '3 hours', the trainings we picked gave us '3 hours', but it took us less than 1 hour to read through a long article, take a 20 question multiple choice test, and we were done. And by the way - Chris and I both got 100% on our tests. That's a not so humble brag right there! If you are in need ...
Episode 94: Get Licensed for Foster Care, Now!
May 10, 2020 14:48 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week's episode is all about how to get licensed for foster care right now. We are still in the middle of a global pandemic, and so it is actually easier to get licensed right now, than ever before. Because all of the classes, and most of the requirements can be done online! And it's also easier - cause you have no where to go! No sports, or dinner commitments, or even work functions to go to. You are home. You can watch all the classes on your computer! Kirsten Abiatti, a former foste...
Episode 93: The Art of Gift Giving
May 03, 2020 16:51 - 32 minutes - 34.3 MBA few years ago, I read this book called 'Giftology' by John Ruhlin. John is the #1 Cutco salesman in the history of the company. He prides himself on getting to this position thanks to his ability to make a lasting impression, and understanding the fine art of giving gifts. With Mother's Day around the corner - and even if you don't listen to this right when we release these episodes, there are always birthdays, Christmas, and other opportunities to buy thoughtful gifts for our loved one...
Episode 93: The Art of Gift Giving
May 03, 2020 16:51A few years ago, I read this book called 'Giftology' by John Ruhlin. John is the #1 Cutco salesman in the history of the company. He prides himself on getting to this position thanks to his ability to make a lasting impression, and understanding the fine art of giving gifts. With Mother's Day around the corner - and even if you don't listen to this right when we release these episodes, there are always birthdays, Christmas, and other opportunities to buy thoughtful gifts for our loved one...
Episode 92: Safe House for Foster and Adoptive Families
April 26, 2020 16:46 - 35 minutes - 37.5 MBHow are you holding up friends? This week's episode starts off with us talking about a rough day in the Watson household. Is it because of quarantine? Or PMS? Or just parenting? Maybe all of the above. Then we get into the meat of the episode - which is about a great book we read - "Safe House" by Dr. Josh Straub. In this book, they talk about how EMOTIONAL SAFETY, more than any other factor is scientifically linked to raising kids who live, love, and lead well. So it's important as the...
Episode 92: Safe House for Foster and Adoptive Families
April 26, 2020 16:46How are you holding up friends? This week's episode starts off with us talking about a rough day in the Watson household. Is it because of quarantine? Or PMS? Or just parenting? Maybe all of the above. Then we get into the meat of the episode - which is about a great book we read - "Safe House" by Dr. Josh Straub. In this book, they talk about how EMOTIONAL SAFETY, more than any other factor is scientifically linked to raising kids who live, love, and lead well. So it's important as the...
Episode 91: Interview with a Foster Sibling Pt 2
April 19, 2020 15:09 - 21 minutes - 24.3 MBThis week's episode features an interview with our son, Topher! He is 12 years old, and direct and brief with his answers! Which is why you get to enjoy a nice, short episode this week! In this episode we talked about: Baking! We made bagels from scratch and they were great! You can check out this recipe we used. But just a side note - she says to make 8 bagels - and I think we made about 12. Foster kids sharing rooms. Here is a full article of requirements for parents who are conside...
Episode 91: Interview with a Foster Sibling Pt 2
April 19, 2020 15:08This week's episode features an interview with our son, Topher! He is 12 years old, and direct and brief with his answers! Which is why you get to enjoy a nice, short episode this week! In this episode we talked about: Baking! We made bagels from scratch and they were great! You can check out this recipe we used. But just a side note - she says to make 8 bagels - and I think we made about 12. Foster kids sharing rooms. Here is a full article of requirements for parents who are conside...
Episode 90: Feeding Our Minds With Good Books
April 05, 2020 17:54 - 33 minutes - 38.5 MBThis week we discuss the books that we have read for Quarter 1! Most of them came strongly recommended to us, and we enjoyed them - so we hope you enjoy them as well! The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure By Johnathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff . Fantastic read of where we are in society with the children that we are raising, and who are currently in college and entering the work force. There are some parts that are VER...
Episode 90: Feeding Our Minds With Good Books
April 05, 2020 17:54This week we discuss the books that we have read for Quarter 1! Most of them came strongly recommended to us, and we enjoyed them - so we hope you enjoy them as well! The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure By Johnathan Haidt, Greg Lukianoff . Fantastic read of where we are in society with the children that we are raising, and who are currently in college and entering the work force. There are some parts that are VER...
Episode 89: Interview with Adoptive Family and Author!
March 30, 2020 13:46 - 58 minutes - 51.5 MBThis week we have a wonderful episode with our sweet friends - Brett and Jennifer Humphrey! They adopted their sweet daughter from China many years ago, and they share the beautiful ways that God was at work in their journey. It's amazing, and you are definitely going to want to hear all about it! And Brett recently released his first two books of the Dragonborn series! We have been reading these out loud to our kids and they have been eating it up! This is a great read, that also has the ...
Episode 88: Success and Hope
March 21, 2020 18:53 - 31 minutes - 34.9 MBWhat is the kind of success you are looking for, for your family, and for yourself? Our last 2 episodes with Gaelin Elmore really helped us to see what it looks like to walk alongside kids, and have them choose a different path then the one we had planned for them to be on. But is it a worse path? We have talked before about how we once proclaimed we didn't want our kids to be 'punks/a-holes', and that was our mission. But our friends, Don and Renee Worcester, advised us to focus on wha...
Episode 87: Part 2 of Interview with Former Foster Youth
March 14, 2020 18:33 - 1 hour - 64.5 MBLast week we had Gaelin Elmore share the first part of his life's story with us. If you haven't heard it yet - go listen here! In this episode, Gaelin tells us about high school life, his dad being imprisoned, and how he made it to the University of Minnesota (go Golden Gophers!), and East Carolina (go Pirates!) on football scholarships. And then he made it to the NFL, being contracted with the Cincinnati Bengals (even though he thought he was only going to make it to the CFL- the Canadian...
Episode 86: Interview with Former Foster Youth, Gaelin Elmore
March 08, 2020 05:21 - 54 minutes - 59.1 MBGaelin Elmore is a young man who grew up in Illinois and Wisconsin, went to the University of Minnesota, and then signed with the Cincinnati Bengals. But in the midst of all that, were abusive years in foster care, and struggling with his family. Tune in to hear all about Gaelin's journey. Special shout out to Ms Karen, and Ms Barbara, and the janitors, and other fantastic educators and workers at the Montessori school that Gaelin was able to go to. Educators and adults have such a wond...
Episode 85: Interview with Arizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents
March 01, 2020 13:47 - 26 minutes - 26.2 MBArizona Association for Foster and Adoptive Parents (aka AZAFFAP) is a fantastic organization here in Arizona, that stands to create a community of support for foster and adoptive parents. They are for families, by families! This interview is with the wonderful Kristi Sharp, the office administrator at AZAFFAP, and she is also a former foster parent. If you join AZAFFAP, Kristi will be your point of contact, and I am so thankful that she is so great at her job! There are 2 levels of me...
Episode 84: In-State Adoption Story
February 22, 2020 17:13 - 34 minutes - 27.6 MBThis episode features an interview with JT and Ashley Pals, new parents to their precious son, Case. Case is also on the podcast, which is why there are baby noises every now and again. He is a bit more vocal in the beginning, but keep on listening as he is enthralled with his own story for most of the rest of the podcast! We like to give voice to all members of the family, whenever possible. :) So the Pals' journey to adopt started with their decision to adopt in 2017, after they babysat ...
Episode 83: Foster Care Investigation
February 15, 2020 20:03 - 42 minutes - 37.3 MBHave you ever been under investigation as a foster family? We have! And we are here to share about it. Not the details of our investigation per se, but definitely what happened when we found out, and how it panned out. Listen to the episode to hear alllllll about it! So, we have been a foster family for over 5 years now. And we made the decision to only foster babies for several reasons. A big reason - they can't talk. We have A LOT of talkers in this house, and we didn't feel like we need...
Episode 83: Foster Care Investigation
February 15, 2020 20:02Have you ever been under investigation as a foster family? We have! And we are here to share about it. Not the details of our investigation per se, but definitely what happened when we found out, and how it panned out. Listen to the episode to hear alllllll about it! So, we have been a foster family for over 5 years now. And we made the decision to only foster babies for several reasons. A big reason - they can't talk. We have A LOT of talkers in this house, and we didn't feel like we need...
Episode 82: Interview with Jacob's Hope
February 08, 2020 15:39 - 29 minutes - 30.9 MBJacob's Hope is an organization here in Arizona, that seeks to provide care, support, and education for newborns who have been substance exposed. It started from the hearts of Jo and Brian Jones, who adopted their son, Jacob, who was substance exposed. This week we had the pleasure of interviewing Jo, the president and co-founder of Jacob's Hope, as well as Syria Watson, the community relations liaison. Syria also happens to be our aunt, and Jo is also a great friend of hers, and Chris' gr...
Episode 81: Holiday Recap From Our Family Of Nine
February 01, 2020 16:26 - 30 minutes - 34.2 MBEpisode 81 marks the first episode of Season 5, and we are so excited for a brand new season, featuring new episodes and new interviews! The biggest news from our off season is that we acquired a Podcast Sponsor! We are so very thankful for Showit for walking alongside our podcast, and foster care journey, and supporting us! Showit is a premier website builder for photographers. Although admittedly- anyone who needs a website can benefit from the beautiful designs, and mobile-responsive la...
Episode 80: Goodbye 2019, Chris' 30s, and What Ifs
December 19, 2019 21:19 - 26 minutes - 20.9 MBToday is Chris' 40th birthday! And that's why we are releasing episode 80 on a Thursday, instead of a Saturday morning! We actually had a really hard time getting this episode up, so we are just counting our blessings that this is finally happening. This week we recap this AhMazing year that we had, and leave you with words of encouragement for the year ahead! Some of our highlights include our 2 former foster placements getting adopted (getting ready to be adopted). And all the fun trav...
Episode 79: Adult Adoptee Reunited With Bio Dad
December 07, 2019 16:31 - 31 minutes - 18.4 MBThis episode is gonna give you all the feels friends, so brew yourself a cup of coffee, sit back, and enjoy. Unless you are driving. Then stay focused and alert, but still enjoy this episode. Jeremy was on the podcast on Episode 47: Interview with a Sharp Adoptee and Foster Dad back in March of this year. He mentioned that he had been gifted with an Ancestry.com gift from his wife, and he wanted to see if he had any siblings out there. WELP. He got what he was looking for. And he also got...
Episode 78: Navigating the Holidays with a lot of Kids!
November 30, 2019 15:19 - 33 minutes - 24.3 MBThanksgiving has come and gone, but we are truly in the thick of the holidays! We get this season can be SO STRESSFUL for so many people, but it doesn't have to be that way if we can plan appropriately (or as much as possible.) Don't forget to create some margin for your family! It's easy to get wrapped up in all of the holiday parties and events, but don't forget to intentionally make time to be home, have dinner as a family, and REST. This is good for you as the parent, but also good for...
Episode 77: Adoption and Thanksgiving
November 23, 2019 18:01 - 24 minutes - 18.4 MBThis week's episode talks about national adoption month and thanksgiving! National Adoption Month and Day! November 23rd 2019 is National Adoption Day, which is so exciting as we know this is a huge day for families who are adopting children out of foster care! And National Adoption Month was created to promote adoption via foster care. We are thankful for all the families that we know who have adopted - whether locally or internationally. Adoption is a multi-faceted and emotionally-c...
Episode 76: Building Hope at the Foster Arizona Gala
November 17, 2019 16:41 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBHey friends! Welcome back for another episode of the Fostering Voices podcast. This week we were late putting up this episode as we normally put them out on Saturday mornings before 9am. BUT, we did a keynote presentation at the Foster Arizona annual Gala, and that was on Saturday night, so we chose to release this episode a little later. Word to the wise: we are actually really robotic sounding in this, and I can very safely say that we did not sound that was when we actually presented it...
Episode 75: Fostering Love in North Carolina
November 09, 2019 16:02 - 41 minutes - 29.3 MBThis week's episode is brought to you straight from the Showit United conference, on our very short lunch break! I met Devin and Kathryn Robinson last year at this conference for photographers, and have had the pleasure of watching their journey from afar via Instagram. The Robinsons have been married for 7 years, full-time professional photographers for 4 years, and run an amazingly beautiful business called Anchor & Veil. They have been fostering for 7 months now, and have an 8 year old,...
Episode 74: Readers Are Leaders
November 02, 2019 14:48 - 18 minutes - 13.5 MBThis week's episode is dedicated to the books we've read this year. We made goals to read more books this year, and we did! Jihae has a goal of 19 for 2019, and Chris has already surpassed that, and Jihae just has 1 more to go. We apologize in advance for the audio issues. Not sure what happened, but it doesn't sound great, and we are sorry about that! 74 episodes in and we still aren't audio/technical wizards. We are actually replacing the original audio file, so if you listened to it bef...
Episode 73: 1 Year Anniversary of Our Full House
October 26, 2019 14:25 - 41 minutes - 45.5 MBThis week's episode features our girl, Cate, who has been living with us for over a year! You can hear Cate's story on Episode 23, where she shares with the rough start that she had in life. Basic synopsis: Cate's parents dropped her and her 3 siblings off at her uncle's house, and never came back. But Cate is a fighter, a hard worker, a grace-receiver and grace-giver, and she is not a victim of her circumstances, and she also happens to love mopping and sweeping, so she is basically the ...
Episode 72: Just Take The Next Step
October 19, 2019 05:41 - 31 minutes - 24.6 MBWe start off this episode with an apology and clarification! In episode 70, we talked about court, FCRBs, and TDMs. We completely forgot about CFTs! We have only been to one CFT and one TDM, and they were both for our 4th placement, and we just lumped them together. SO our apologies for our mistake, and thanks to Grace Sharp and Kristen Friend for lovingly pointing that out. A CFT is a Child Family Team meeting. It usually happens near the beginning of a case, and it's purpose is to have ...
Episode 71: Grief, Reunification, and Walking Alongside Bio Families
October 12, 2019 06:04 - 36 minutes - 20.9 MBYou may remember Maggie from Episode 33. She is the crazy lady who likes to just be surrounded by cute baby boys! Well, here we are, a year and a half later - and Maggie is still surrounded by cute baby boys! And in this year and a half, Maggie has grown a baby in her uterus, then a month before having this baby, she reunified her foster baby, Baby A, with his biological family, and had her final bio baby, and has gone to grief counseling to work through the hard parts of fostering! She ...
Episode 71: Grief, Reunification, and Walking Alongside Bio Families
October 12, 2019 06:04You may remember Maggie from Episode 33. She is the crazy lady who likes to just be surrounded by cute baby boys! Well, here we are, a year and a half later - and Maggie is still surrounded by cute baby boys! And in this year and a half, Maggie has grown a baby in her uterus, then a month before having this baby, she reunified her foster baby, Baby A, with his biological family, and had her final bio baby, and has gone to grief counseling to work through the hard parts of fostering! She ...
Episode 70: Court and Foster Care
October 05, 2019 20:29 - 26 minutes - 18 MBCourt in foster care can seem like a scary, gigantic ordeal. But it isn't, especially when you realize how little say that foster parents have in their foster child's court case. This episode goes through our 5 years of court cases - which pretty much means nothing to you - since court is so different for everyone! But what you basically need to know is this- if you can go, THEN GO! Even if you don't have a chance to speak, you usually learn more about the case, and about the children you...
Episode 69: Edge Effect in Marriage and Foster Care
September 28, 2019 15:14 - 24 minutes - 16.4 MBThis week we talk about a marriage conference we went to earlier this year. We talk about punching our sharks in the face, whether our sharks are shame, as Kara talked about in episode 66. Or maybe your shark is negativity, or hopelessness. Whatever it is - identify it, and beat it! We also learned about 'the edge effect' which happens in ecosystems where two edges meet each other: like water and land (aka beaches), or forest and desert. Or in marriage when one person joins another, or ...
Episode 68: Grace, Friendship, Infertility, and Foster Care
September 21, 2019 15:00 - 56 minutes - 37.5 MBThis week's episode hits on a ton of different topics, as we interview Kristen Friend, a foster mom of a little over a year. In the intro though, we did get to hear from Chris, and he and Jihae shared their Highs and Lows. Having 9 people in the house is definitely starting to wear on everyone - but as we continue to have open conversations, and tweak what is working - and what is not, we are continuing to do well! We did mention this great meme about 'Fairnesss': A great visual to reme...
Episode 67: Mindset of a Detective when Fostering
September 14, 2019 06:54 - 29 minutes - 21.7 MBThis week's episode continues our conversation on how to really connect with your child. Some food for thought: study your child(ren), and don't take everything they do so personally!! Good word of the Day: Shout for joy, you heavens; rejoice, you earth; burst into song, you mountains! For the Lord comforts his people and will have compassion on his afflicted ones. Isaiah 49:13 God has compassion on us, and we are to have compassion on others. Esther Wojcicki wrot...
Episode 66: To Know and Love Your Foster Kids
September 07, 2019 14:53 - 53 minutes - 35.2 MBThis week's episode features an interview with Kara Lackey, who with her husband, Jason, created the Know and Love Quiz! This quiz is a FREE resource for families to get to know and love their kids better, and to meet each child's unique needs. Although they started off on this journey to help themselves as parents, they instantly saw how great this would be for foster families, who may not know the history of the children who come into their homes - but they can still learn how to best spe...
Episode 65: Connecting With Your Children Pt. 1
August 31, 2019 05:17 - 35 minutes - 23.5 MBThis week's episode is dedicated Chapter 1 of 'The Connected Child' by Dr. Karyn Purvis. This is a great book for all parents, but it is dedicated to the needs of kids who have come from hard places - so it is specifically for foster and adoptive parents. Over the course of Season 4, we will be going over different ideas from this amazing book. This week we talked about Corrective vs Connective Behavior. The goal is to always connect with your children! They often need to connect, before t...
Episode 64: Will Fostering Damage My Bio Children?
August 24, 2019 04:47 - 22 minutes - 9.97 MBWe often get this question from concerned parents - "Will fostering be harmful to my bio kids?" And it's a legit question. There are bad situations out there where some foster families have experienced pain and hardship with their bio kids, because of a situation that occurred while fostering. So yes, there is always a possibility of that. But there is a possibility that living a totally safe and sheltered life could still possibly cause pain and hardship for your children. This week, we ...
Episode 64: Will Fostering Damage My Bio Children?
August 24, 2019 04:47 - 22 minutes - 9.97 MBWe often get this question from concerned parents - "Will fostering be harmful to my bio kids?" And it's a legit question. There are bad situations out there where some foster families have experienced pain and hardship with their bio kids, because of a situation that occurred while fostering. So yes, there is always a possibility of that. But there is a possibility that living a totally safe and sheltered life could still possibly cause pain and hardship for your children. This week, we ...
Episode 63: Encouragement for Foster Families
August 17, 2019 05:00 - 35 minutes - 21.8 MBThis week we just want to encourage our fellow foster families out there! Encouragement 1: Sometimes your family, and even friends, may not be on board with your journey in foster care. You aren't alone in this! We have run into different people who have not been supportive of our choices. That's ok! We are still very thankful for the people who continue to walk by us! And we are here to walk alongside YOU! Encouragement 2: If you are in need of supplies - like clothes, beds, cribs, ...
Episode 62: Interview with Robert Watson
August 10, 2019 04:01 - 45 minutes - 32.4 MBThis week we are happy to have an interview with Robert Watson, pastor, and newly published author! He wrote 'Upside Down Crown' which is now available on Kindle and at most major bookstores. The premise of the book is based on the only sermon that Jesus ever preached - which is the Sermon on the Mount (found in Matthew 5-7). There are so many lessons in it, and once applied to our lives, we find that we have peace and joy, instead of anxiety and disappointment. You may remember that Ro...
Episode 61: How To Rest Between Foster Placements
August 03, 2019 15:49 - 32 minutes - 41.1 MBSeason 4 is here, and we are so excited to bring you 20 brand new episodes! This week we talk about what our insane summer looked like, as we took 8 weeks off of the podcast. It started with a marriage retreat with Don and Renee Worcester, who we have mentioned before. They are an amazing couple who really connect with people, and can encourage them in such a profound way. You can learn more about them on their website. We will share more about what we learned in an episode dedicated t...
Episode 60: Garbage bag suitcases
June 01, 2019 05:00 - 27 minutes - 17.3 MBThis is the last episode of Season 3! We do a brief book review on 'Garbage Bag Suitcase' by Shenandoah Chefalo. It's a memoir of Shenandoah's life - filled with difficult years with her mother and a man she thought was her father, and difficult years in foster care, and aging out of the system. This book is Heavy, and made Jihae feel a bit depressed for a day or two. BUT, it's not all depressing. Shenandoah shares her thoughts on how to improve the lives of kids in care, and they inclu...